i dragged and dropped the preset on the text layer, and it looked like it applied- it needed to render as if a change had happened. but after rendering nothing happens to the test, no changes were actually applied. no error message comes up, and i cant find an answer for this anywhere.

any help would be greatly appreciated!

ive attached a screenshot of what it looks like. in the screenshot ive dragged the evaporate preset over the layer, which is why that section isnt green at the top, but even after i render though, the text does nothing as if nothing was applied.

edit: ive found if i double click the preset it sends the words white, and i cant make them visible? i am so confused.